items tagged with Windows 7
Microsoft turns over new leaf, allows IE8 to be removed from Win 7
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-05 03:30:10
The king of forced software bundling, Microsoft, is all of a sudden acting like a reformed citizen, enabling users to remove Internet Explorer 8 from the latest build of Windows 7 Beta. The build includes a dialogue box that easily enables users to enable and disable functions by ticking and unticking check boxes.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-05 03:30:10
The king of forced software bundling, Microsoft, is all of a sudden acting like a reformed citizen, enabling users to remove Internet Explorer 8 from the latest build of Windows 7 Beta. The build includes a dialogue box that easily enables users to enable and disable functions by ticking and unticking check boxes.
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UnderNetbook: A tale of two markets
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-03-05 01:04:53
Is there really a battle between Windows and Linux to dominate the netbook market, or is it a phoney war that will end in peaceful coexistence?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-03-05 01:04:53
Is there really a battle between Windows and Linux to dominate the netbook market, or is it a phoney war that will end in peaceful coexistence?
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Vista voted tech world's biggest fiasco
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-03-02 05:11:48
Windows Vista lovers have had pie thrown in their faces with the revelation that the operating system which took Microsoft five years to roll out has been voted the technology world's worst fiasco.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-03-02 05:11:48
Windows Vista lovers have had pie thrown in their faces with the revelation that the operating system which took Microsoft five years to roll out has been voted the technology world's worst fiasco.
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Windows 7 beta gets thorough going over in readiness for RC
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-02-28 03:32:09
Microsoft has announced at least three dozen largely cosmetic changes to the beta version of Windows 7 as the software giant gets ready to distribute the first release candidate of its new operating system. Feedback in the blogosphere about the flagged changes has been mainly positive, although there have also been a few brickbats.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-02-28 03:32:09
Microsoft has announced at least three dozen largely cosmetic changes to the beta version of Windows 7 as the software giant gets ready to distribute the first release candidate of its new operating system. Feedback in the blogosphere about the flagged changes has been mainly positive, although there have also been a few brickbats.
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Android Asus Eee PC due by year’s end?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-20 21:17:44
A news report suggests netbook pioneer Asus has assembled a team to put Google’s Android OS on its popular range of Eee netbook PCs, but as the project is still “in development”, an Android Eee is not guaranteed.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-20 21:17:44
A news report suggests netbook pioneer Asus has assembled a team to put Google’s Android OS on its popular range of Eee netbook PCs, but as the project is still “in development”, an Android Eee is not guaranteed.
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Is Microsoft the new Apple?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-14 06:04:53
If imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery, Apple must have a warm fuzzy feeling as Microsoft attempts to clone it's business strategy.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-14 06:04:53
If imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery, Apple must have a warm fuzzy feeling as Microsoft attempts to clone it's business strategy.
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Windows 7 hype that XP users will shun
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-11 04:36:19
After the now acknowledged debacle otherwise known as Vista, Microsoft has made a sterling effort at a recovery with the pending release of Windows 7. The problem for Microsoft is that 8 years ago it created an ugly duckling that grew into a beautiful swan called XP. Redmond now wants to sacrifice the swan on the alter of Windows 7 but hordes of skeptical users say no way.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-11 04:36:19
After the now acknowledged debacle otherwise known as Vista, Microsoft has made a sterling effort at a recovery with the pending release of Windows 7. The problem for Microsoft is that 8 years ago it created an ugly duckling that grew into a beautiful swan called XP. Redmond now wants to sacrifice the swan on the alter of Windows 7 but hordes of skeptical users say no way.
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Upgrading from Vista to Windows XP
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-10 05:08:23
I was just discussing this today over a cup of coffee with my computer reseller friend when lo and behold, I see it all over the blogosphere - Windows XP is a superior operating system to Vista! In fact, my friend tells me he often gets requests from customers who have bought pre-loaded Vista machines to "upgrade" them to XP.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-10 05:08:23
I was just discussing this today over a cup of coffee with my computer reseller friend when lo and behold, I see it all over the blogosphere - Windows XP is a superior operating system to Vista! In fact, my friend tells me he often gets requests from customers who have bought pre-loaded Vista machines to "upgrade" them to XP.
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How piracy benefits Microsoft
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-09 17:34:35
Public memory has always been woefully short. With the advent and popularisation of the internet, it has become even shorter; people can only absorb information in dribs and drabs.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-09 17:34:35
Public memory has always been woefully short. With the advent and popularisation of the internet, it has become even shorter; people can only absorb information in dribs and drabs.
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Microsoft admits it messed up Windows 7 security
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-06 04:24:51
Following a week where no less than two security flaws were reported in Windows 7 which were officially dismissed and not constituting a vulnerability, it seems there has now been a rather huge change of mind at Microsoft and a frankly astonishing confession.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-06 04:24:51
Following a week where no less than two security flaws were reported in Windows 7 which were officially dismissed and not constituting a vulnerability, it seems there has now been a rather huge change of mind at Microsoft and a frankly astonishing confession.
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Apple wisdom ignored by Windows 7 sextuplets
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-04 03:35:14
Thought that Windows 7 would avoid the complicated marketing mess that was Vista by coming in an easy to understand single version like OS X? Think again, Microsoft has confirmed no less than six versions of the new operating system.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-04 03:35:14
Thought that Windows 7 would avoid the complicated marketing mess that was Vista by coming in an easy to understand single version like OS X? Think again, Microsoft has confirmed no less than six versions of the new operating system.
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Windows 7 a do or die effort for Microsoft
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-02 05:19:14
The so-called failure of Windows Vista has been heralded far and wide by industry watchers and assorted Microsoft haters. Microsoft was caught flat-footed without an operating system when the netbook phenomenon hit. Can Redmond can turn it around with Windows 7?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-02 05:19:14
The so-called failure of Windows Vista has been heralded far and wide by industry watchers and assorted Microsoft haters. Microsoft was caught flat-footed without an operating system when the netbook phenomenon hit. Can Redmond can turn it around with Windows 7?
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IE8 goes RC1
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-01-26 20:51:27
Work at Microsoft on Internet Explorer 8 has reached the stage that the company has revealed Release Candidate 1 to the general public.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-01-26 20:51:27
Work at Microsoft on Internet Explorer 8 has reached the stage that the company has revealed Release Candidate 1 to the general public.
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Windows 7 beta downloads to continue ‘til Feb 10
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-26 06:18:16
Still want to try out the Windows 7 beta OS, but haven’t downloaded it yet? Microsoft has extended the download period from late January until February 10 for the public, although the cut-off date doesn’t apply to MSDN and TechNet members. Is the download extension any cause for controversy?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-26 06:18:16
Still want to try out the Windows 7 beta OS, but haven’t downloaded it yet? Microsoft has extended the download period from late January until February 10 for the public, although the cut-off date doesn’t apply to MSDN and TechNet members. Is the download extension any cause for controversy?
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Kaspersky’s Anti-Virus for Windows 7 released as “prototype”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-21 02:40:33
So far, there are three “official” anti-virus partners for the Windows 7 beta – AVG, Symantec (with Norton 360 3.0 beta) and Kaspersky Lab, with the latter announcing the release of its Windows 7 solution as a “technical prototype”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-21 02:40:33
So far, there are three “official” anti-virus partners for the Windows 7 beta – AVG, Symantec (with Norton 360 3.0 beta) and Kaspersky Lab, with the latter announcing the release of its Windows 7 solution as a “technical prototype”.
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Does anyone care about Office 14?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-01-13 08:08:59
Sorry to disappoint those fans of MS Office who were hoping to see an Office 14 release ahead of the official Windows 7 arrival. According to some leaked Microsoft slides, it looks like that is not going to happen. Not that anyone actually cares, do they?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-01-13 08:08:59
Sorry to disappoint those fans of MS Office who were hoping to see an Office 14 release ahead of the official Windows 7 arrival. According to some leaked Microsoft slides, it looks like that is not going to happen. Not that anyone actually cares, do they?
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Windows 7: One more stop while waiting for Godot
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-01-12 17:19:11
One thing that the release of the Windows 7 beta proves is that the users of its predecessor are always waiting for the ultimate - though what feature-set would comprise that mythical system is not clear.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-01-12 17:19:11
One thing that the release of the Windows 7 beta proves is that the users of its predecessor are always waiting for the ultimate - though what feature-set would comprise that mythical system is not clear.
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N-Trig bringing multi-touch technology to PCs
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-12 01:30:38
Multi-touch technology, made famous by the Apple iPhone, is already available on PCs through HP’s TouchSmart tx2 notebook, and will come to many more notebook, tablet and desktop PC screens throughout 2009, well in time for Windows 7 and Linux.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-12 01:30:38
Multi-touch technology, made famous by the Apple iPhone, is already available on PCs through HP’s TouchSmart tx2 notebook, and will come to many more notebook, tablet and desktop PC screens throughout 2009, well in time for Windows 7 and Linux.
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Here are your Windows 7 beta 1 activation keys
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-11 02:14:30
All weekend as Windows 7 keys were hard to come by, people tried accessing Microsoft’s TechNet site to access their unique activation keys. Originally with a 2.5m download limit, people expected keys to go fast, but with that limit removed, it appears that the TechNet issued keys are generic – and I’ve used one to activate Windows 7 beta 1, so I know it works!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-11 02:14:30
All weekend as Windows 7 keys were hard to come by, people tried accessing Microsoft’s TechNet site to access their unique activation keys. Originally with a 2.5m download limit, people expected keys to go fast, but with that limit removed, it appears that the TechNet issued keys are generic – and I’ve used one to activate Windows 7 beta 1, so I know it works!
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Microsoft reverses 2.5m Win 7 beta download limit – until Jan 24
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-11 01:48:03
If you’ve been worried about getting access to the Windows 7 beta 1 download because of all the overwhelming demand and Microsoft’s publicized 2.5 million download limit, you can rest easy – the limit has been removed until January 24.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-11 01:48:03
If you’ve been worried about getting access to the Windows 7 beta 1 download because of all the overwhelming demand and Microsoft’s publicized 2.5 million download limit, you can rest easy – the limit has been removed until January 24.
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